The other week we listened to a Freakonomics podcast about the upside of quitting. Amongst other things, Steve Leavitt and his buddy whose name escapes us suggested that it's not a good idea to keep on going with something just because you've already invested a lot in it. If a dog is waiting in a particular place for its owner to bring it food, it doesn't say to itself "I've already invested so much time in waiting here, I'll stick with it so all that time isn't wasted". Instead, it is likely to go wait in another place or try something else. They didn't necessarily mean that when things aren't working out we should always quit, but sometimes it's good. Here are some things we've quit that have been for the best:

1. Our Netflix subscription

2. Living in Canada

3. Not sorting out our insufficient water pressure problems with our landlord

4. Eating the lowest quality ice cream (if you're going to get a treat, get a treat)

5. Worrying about money (Dan has since started again but it was good while it lasted)

6. Using shopping bags that don't quite fit the bin as garbage bags instead of real garbage bags

7. Brianna's travel consultant job at Flight Center

And most recently, it's looking like Dan is going to withdraw from his phd to pursue clinical psychology training.

Also relatively recently (i.e. in the last couple of months) we celebrated the Queen's birthday with some bangers and mash, saw the musical The Lion King, and went for a >18km walk from our house to Darling Harbour.  

Bangers and mash in honour of the Queen

L to R: Rafiki, Brianna

L to R: calimari, chip, octopus, fish, oyster mornay and oyster kilpatrick...lunch on the way to Darling Harbour...sorry for all the pictures of food - we don't have any kids yet

Lots of Love,

Dan and Bri